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This open letter is the first public communication from American Muslim leaders to the incoming Trump administration, and is signed by by 300+ American Muslim leaders from around the country who serve their communities and their country in their worship spaces, academic institutions, advocacy, civic life and entrepreneurship. After a year of being talked about on the campaign trail but never being talked to, American Muslim leaders are sharing their values and aspirations, their grave concerns policy proposals and cabinet appointments, and their unflinching defense of the Constitution and cherished American values.

“All the heart wants is expanding friendship,” says Rumi.[1] Last week it was National Inter Faith Week (IFW) in the UK. Having been involved in IFW for a few years now, this year it felt more potent. Created to ‘build good relationships and partnerships between people of different faiths’, there seem to be even more [Read More...]

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Religion & Violence: When Ideology Meets Tragedy

Tragically, belief systems sometimes drive people to do the worst things.

Violence tied to philosophical and religious differences never seems to go away. When these acts occur how should we respond? In tackling this sensitive topic, Patheos writers analyze the motives of the perpetrators in contrast to their credos and explore ways of understanding the nexus of beliefs, prejudices, and intolerance.

Ramadan 2016: A Time of God-Consciousness, Fasting and Prayer

"Ramadan is a month whose beginning is mercy, whose middle is forgiveness and whose end is freedom from the fire." ~Hadith of the Prophet

Ramadan is one of the holiest months in the Islamic Calendar. It's observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, as mandated in the Quran. Many important things happened in Ramadan, including the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. But, Ramadan is more then just a month-long fast; it's a time to give thanks for the gift of the Quran through prayer and recitation, a time to focus on self-restraint and personal reflection, a month to strengthen one's relationship with Allah and a reminder to share your good fortune with others.

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